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It all depends. Are we saying locked as in door shut or locked as in needing a key or only opens from one side? Is the kid content or screaomg and wanting out? Are there stairs? Is moniter a video moniter? I think everyone's jumping to worst case scenario.

We had it rigged up where a string was tied to the knob across the hall so she could crack the door. Her door was right by stairs and she could climb over every baby gate. Once she fell asleep we took the string off and left the door open. She'd always come straight to our room when she woke up in the morning.

Yes I do it. We don't lock the door... We use a device called a Door Monkey. It is a plastic hook that keeps the door from opening or closing completely so that nobody gets fingers slammed. Ever since he was a baby we closed his door and that's what he's used to. But around 20 months old he figured out how to turn the door knob. He also figured out how to unlock the front door, and push the elevator button in the lobby. So, we felt unsafe leaving him capable of walking out without us knowing. I tried the door knob things that are plastic and meant to make it harder for kids to turn the knob, but our door knobs were too big so they didn't fit right which made it possible for him to turn the knob. The device we use can be broken pretty easily by adults, but not by kids... So if anything happens and we need to get in we will one way or another.

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